Worries rate path, lack of urgency from policymakers and looming economic slowdown divided investors in Europe. Resurgent energy prices also stoked worries of a rebound in inflation.
European markets rebounded, crude oil prices edged lower and bond yields eased. Natural gas futures advanced for the second day in a row after Israel asked Chevron to halt production at a field near its north coast.
European markets lacked direction and industrial production in Germany declined for the fifth month in 2023 but the critical automobile production rebounded in August.
European markets advanced after German factory orders rebounded in August following an increase in domestic and foreign demand. The UK home prices continued to slide lower for the fifth month in a row but prices still remain significantly above pre-pandemic levels.
German trade surplus in August soared from a year ago but eased from the previous month after exports to the U.S. fell and imports from China and the U.S. declined.
European markets rebounded after wholesale inflation fell at a record pace in August following a sharp decline in energy prices from a year ago. The ECB President reiterated familiar hawkish stance to control inflation without revealing deadline.
European markets extended losses and the euro, the pound and the Swiss franc weakened against the U.S. dollar. The government bond yields of Germany, France and Italy traded at new 12-year highs.
The Euro Are jobless rate declined to the lowest level since record keeping began in 1995. Private manufacturing surveys highlighted persistent weakness in the manufacturing sector in the Euro Area and in the UK.
Market indexes in the Euro Area rebounded after inflation in the currency union eased to the level last seen in October 2021 on weakening energy prices and base effect.
Benchmark indexes in Europe turned lower amid twin fears of inflation and interest rates and looming global economic slowdown. Spain's consumer price inflation accelerated for the third month in a row on higher fuel prices.
European market indexes meandered amid interest rate uncertainties, elevated inflation and weakening consumer confidence. The euro, the pound and the Swiss franc declined as the U.S. dollar continued its climb for the eighth week in a row.
Rising bond yields began to overshadow stock market sentiment as investors suddenly shift to accept the narrative of higher interest rates stressed by policymakers for months.
European markets traded mixed on the final day of volatile week. Rate hike worries lifted bond yields to six-month highs and the euro and the pound declined to eight-week lows.
European markets dropped after central bankers in the U.S., Switzerland, Norway, Sweden and the U.K. held out for additional rate hikes citing elevated inflation.
